We go on at 8pm.  This is going to be a great show, folks.  We will be opening up for Barefoot Truth, a national touring act that reminds me of a mashup of Jack Johnson, Dispatch, and some good old roots reggae.  They event feature didgeridoo on a number of tunes!  Word Cafe is a wonderful venue to see music.  They have great atmosphere and good food, so make it a party and grab some dinner before our show.  The cover is $13 and you can get your tickets at the World Cafe’s web site, or get one dollar off at the World Cafe box office before the day of the show.

Save the date!
High Hearts will be playing on Sat, Feb. 20th at Mitchell’s Cafe in Lambertville.  This is the full 4-piece.  Justin Pope and Lisa Rich take the “stage” at 9:30 for an opening set, followed by 2 sets of High Hearts goodness by the woodburning stove.  We have lots of new material to keep it interesting.  You can get dinner beforehand at Tortuga’s, the mexican restaurant, attached to Mitchell’s.  Artwork by Aylin Green.

Save the date!
High Hearts will be performing at JD McGillicuddy’s in Philadelphia.  JD’s is located right next to the Electric Factory.  The full four piece will be in full action as John Coursey mans the fiddle and Justin Pope holds down the bass.  If you missed us at the World Cafe, here’s your chance.  Doors open at 9pm and Shaun will be celebrating his 34th birthday come midnight!  Not to be missed.  No cover!  More details to come.

We have been selected as the kickoff band for the Beta Hi-Fi festival held by the World Cafe Live.  This is a big deal for us, so we would really appreciate your support.  In my opinion, World Cafe is one of the best places to see music in Philly.  There are judges, but our success also depends upon audience votes.  If we do well on August 15th, then we are in the finals on Friday, August 21.  Here’s a link to their site with some of the other bands playing that evening.
http://www.betahifi.com/

For those of you who have not been to a Soupçon Salon yet, here’s your chance to enjoy an incredible environment and meal, while letting High Hearts tickle your eardrums for at least 45 minutes.  We don’t have too many public shows booked this summer, so make sure to come out to this one!
Soupçon Salon takes place every other Monday night at Manon, 19 N. Union Street in Lambertville, NJ.  Doors open at 7:00 and performances start at 8:30 sharp, lasting approximately 45 minutes.

Thursday, March 19th @ 5pm
Temple Student Public Interest Auction
@ Duane Morris
30 S. 17th Street, Philadelphia
http://www.temple.edu/law/spin/
Come support students who are working for Social Justice by attending the Student Public Interest Network’s (SPIN) annual auction!  Last year’s auction sponsored 25 law students who were able to collectively volunteer 10,000 hours of social justice legal work.  Not only will you be supporting a great cause while enjoying a rare High Hearts performance, but the selection of items and services up for bid is truly outstanding.   Even if you can’t make it to the event, you can participate and bid online (check the web site listed above)!  The deals are abundant!

-Shaun

High Hearts are putting on their only show of the season at the Doylestown Moose Lodge on Saturday, Dec. 29 @ 9pm.  It’s going to be a festive affair with some very special guests joining Matt (guitar) and I (mandolin):

Award-winning clawhammer banjo player, Jim Arkezewski
Powerhouse Dobro player, Mish Sumichrast
Rock-solid bassist, Jason Bonthron

The Moose resembles an old speak-easy and serves delicious food through 10pm.  They always have cheap drinks and great music.

We’re playing the famous Moose Lodge tomorrow night at 8pm (127 E State St. in Doylestown, PA).  We’ll be joined by special guests Mike Sumichrast on Dobro and Jason Bonthron on bass!  See you there!

We had recorded several songs when our “engineer”, Sam Hoyt, pulled out a Kalimba (aka - African thumb piano) he’s had since he was a kid. We quickly found it was tuned mostly in the key of E, and we scratched our heads trying to think what we knew in that key. The result was this version of Gillian Welch’s Dream a Highway. This past weekend, I helped Sam tune the Kalimba to be more flexible, basically giving him more options for improvising in several keys.